Carlos Moorhead
Carlos Moorhead | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | H. Allen Smith (20th) James C. Corman (22nd) Mel Levine (27th) |
Succeeded by | Barry Goldwater Jr. (20th) Michael Huffington (22nd) James E. Rogan (27th) |
Constituency | 20th district (1973–75) 22nd district (1975–93) 27th district (1993–97) |
Member of the California State Assembly | |
In office 1967-1972 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Long Beach, California, U.S. | May 6, 1922
Died | November 23, 2011 La Cañada Flintridge, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Valery Tyler Moorhead |
Children | Steve, Teri, and Paul Bradford (step children). Preceded in death by two daughters (Teresa and Cathy) |
Alma mater | UCLA |
Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was a United States Congressman from California. Born in Long Beach, he attended the public schools of Glendale, graduated from Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale) in 1940 and earned a B.A. from the UCLA in 1943 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1949. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]
Moorhead was admitted to the California State Bar in 1949 and commenced practice in Glendale; he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1973, and was a member of the California Law Revision Commission. From 1967 to 1972, he was a member of the California State Assembly, and was elected as a Republican to the 93rd and to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1997. He was best known for supporting President Richard Nixon during impeachment hearings, voting ‘no’ on all three articles of impeachment.[2] He was not a candidate for reelection to the 105th Congress. He died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease in 2011.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.carlosmoorhead.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Carlos-J-Moorhead-Bio.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.justsecurity.org/68154/lessons-for-life-the-obituaries-of-republicans-who-opposed-nixons-impeachment/
- ^ "Retired Congressman Carlos Moorhead, 89, died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease". Pasadena Star-News. March 9, 2010. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
External links
- United States Congress. "Carlos Moorhead (id: M000926)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Carlos Moorhead at Find a Grave
- Carlos John Moorhead entry at The Political Graveyard
- Appearances on C-SPAN
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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- Members of the California State Assembly
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from California
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